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Re: Cincinnati Date ideas?

Originally Posted by paintmered

Biaggio's on Ludlow. It's close to campus, has the hole-in-the-wall feel, and doesn't come across as pretentious or overly showy (like Jeff Ruby's would). At UC, it was my go to date restaurant and it never let me down. Lady Paint and I still make it a point to eat there every few months.

On Fridays and Saturdays, the small wine shop across the street (Ludlow Wine and Gifts) does beer and wine tasting for $5. It's a great little shop and you get more than your money's worth out of it. Start there then grab dinner afterwards.

Depending on what you're up to after dinner, there's the Esquire (indie movie theater), Sitwells for coffee and Graeters within a block. And you don't have to leave Clifton. Public parking is on Howell next to the IGA entrance for cheap (any of the businesses on Ludlow will validate your parking).

Re: Cincinnati Date ideas?

Gotta say that unless you are stepping up your game for some reason, that any of the Ruby's places are on the top end of the Cincy scene. I save places like that for special occasions. For example, My wife and I are celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary this year, and I am starting to think about this. If our society wasn't so casual, a place like the Fish Market at Newport on the Levee would be a good choice. Nothing worse than wanting to be a little more formal, and sitting next to some family in jeans, with kids. There just aren't that many choices for this kind of dining any more.

I will probably head to Columbus because I think the adult specific dining is better there.

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Re: Cincinnati Date ideas?

Originally Posted by LoganBuck

Gotta say that unless you are stepping up your game for some reason, that any of the Ruby's places are on the top end of the Cincy scene. I save places like that for special occasions. For example, My wife and I are celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary this year, and I am starting to think about this. If our society wasn't so casual, a place like the Fish Market at Newport on the Levee would be a good choice. Nothing worse than wanting to be a little more formal, and sitting next to some family in jeans, with kids. There just aren't that many choices for this kind of dining any more.

I will probably head to Columbus because I think the adult specific dining is better there.

Even at one of Ruby's places, you'll still find people in jeans -- if that bothers you, I don't really know what to suggest. It's just a reality of the current trend towards "all casual, all the time" that our society has been steadily moving towards.

As for the Cincinnati / Columbus "adult dining" thing, I think the choices in Cincinnati are fantastic. There are names that haven't even ben touched in this thread:

Re: Cincinnati Date ideas?

Originally Posted by SunDeck

Good call! Not over the top like a Ruby place, yet food prepared well in a very professionally run shop.

Thanks. I thought so but after bringing this up with my wife last night she didn't agree. She said that Palomino was a much better bet for college kids 'cause it was more "hip" and had a nice view. To each his own...

Re: Cincinnati Date ideas?

Originally Posted by Sea Ray

Thanks. I thought so but after bringing this up with my wife last night she didn't agree. She said that Palomino was a much better bet for college kids 'cause it was more "hip" and had a nice view. To each his own...

My friend Kevin is the sous chef at Palamino. I thought the food was good but that it had a definite corporate feel to it IMO.

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Re: Cincinnati Date ideas?

Originally Posted by Sea Ray

Thanks. I thought so but after bringing this up with my wife last night she didn't agree. She said that Palomino was a much better bet for college kids 'cause it was more "hip" and had a nice view. To each his own...

I have not been impressed with Palomino- seemed like formula food to me.

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